ITTF World Rankings: Manika Batra climbs 10 places to achieve career-best ranking of 38 in women’s singles

• Integrity Education, Delhi
• 04, May 2022

India paddler Manika Batra has achieved a career-best ranking of 38 in women’s singles after she climbed 10 places in the latest ITTF Table Tennis World Rankings. The Olympian was ranked 48th in women’s singles last week. Batra broke into the top 50 earlier this year and rose to 46th in March, her previous career-best standing, before dropping down to 48. Manika and Archana Kamath, who won bronze at the WTT Star Contender Doha in March, retained their fourth spot in the women’s doubles rankings. Sutirtha and Ayhika are the next best-ranked Indian team at 29th. 

In mixed doubles, Manika and Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, silver medallists at the WTT Contender Doha 2022, moved up a spot to sixth. G Sathiyan and Harmeet Desai are the best-placed Indian men’s doubles pair at 28th while Sathiyan and Sharath Kamal occupy the 35th spot.

Sources : News on Air